[Aloha1]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

The flu is not a "covid" virus. It is an influenza virus. That's why it's called the flu. Even COVID-19 isn't a "covid" virus. It is a coronavirus. The term COVID-19 is derived from "coronavirus disease 2019." The illness people refer to as "a cold" is also a coronavirus. But no, the flu is NOT a corinavirus, of the 19 variety or otherwise.

True, but the flu AND Covid share similar symptoms and I believe that was the gist of the OP's question.

[Scbang]

I was told by a doctor if you have runny nose it's cold or flu and Covid typically does not have that symptom. People who have had both, please verify with your experience (T/F).

Cheers!

[MDLNB]

Today's theme is that everything is deemed Covid until tested otherwise. I've talked with people that said they have had the covid and I asked them if they were tested. They said no, but they had the symptoms until they didn't. I asked them "what symptoms?" Some of them gave me a variety of different symptoms, some few mentioned a loss of taste, most didn't have that symptom. No one that I know of has had a cold or the flu in almost two years. It's amazing, the covid has cured the common cold and the flu!
About a month after receiving the covid vaccination, first myself and then my wife came down with symptoms of head congestion and a persistent cough. No fever and no sore throat. We treated it with over the counter cold medications and the illness eventually went away. Since everything is deemed covid, we must have had the covid. No, we did not get tested, and no we did not lose our sense of smell or taste.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Joe C.

Covid-19
Co = Corona
v = virus
id = identified
19 = the year it was identified. In this case, it was 2019

And that explains why it's called Covid-19

Enlightening! I did not know the "id" referred to "identified".

In my mind, I thought the "vid" part of the name was from virus disease.

Thanks.

[coffeebean]

Is the Brownwood theater still providing monoclonal antibody treatment?

[MDLNB]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Is the Brownwood theater still providing monoclonal antibody treatment?

Are you intending to get the antibody treatment to supplement your booster shot? Just curious. I was told by a friend that when he and his wife were infected recently with the covid, they went to Brownwood for the treatment and in two days they felt better than they have ever. Probably just seemed that way, but I can understand why they felt the relief after suffering from a potentially life threatening disease. Especially with a history of heart disease.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by MDLNB

Are you intending to get the antibody treatment to supplement your booster shot? Just curious. I was told by a friend that when he and his wife were infected recently with the covid, they went to Brownwood for the treatment and in two days they felt better than they have ever. Probably just seemed that way, but I can understand why they felt the relief after suffering from a potentially life threatening disease. Especially with a history of heart disease.

I would only get the monoclonal antibody treatment if I were symptomatic for Covid with a Covid positive result. Other than that....no.